District Teachers of the Year

2006

Carla McLaughlin
Evergreen Avenue School

Carla teaches Kindergarten. As anyone can see, Carla is very inventive in igniting in these young minds the love of learning and for school.

Jennifer Koengetter
Walnut Street School

Jennifer is a Special Education Teacher that provides Pull-Out Resource Center instruction as well as collaborative in class support services with regular education classroom teachers. She is seen as a resource for both special education and regular education students in the Walnut Street School. Jennifer is also involved with extra-curricular activities across the district and currently is the Assistant Varsity Tennis team coach.

Aesha Qareeb
West End Memorial School

Aesha is a Special Education Teacher, responsible for a 4 & 5 self contained class. Aesha prides her self on creating a self contained environment that maintains rigor and student accountability while at the same time creating an opportunity for students of various disabilities to achieve success on a daily basis.

Dan O’Leary
Woodbury Junior High School/ 6th Grade Annex

Dan is a Special Education Teacher who instructs a 6th Grade Self-Contained classroom. His work is anchored in devotion and commitment to each student. Engaging students and building their skills requires significant preparation and diligent monitoring of student performance. Dan is also involved in the Special Needs Summer program for Junior High Students during the summer months. A trademark of Dan’s commitment to his students is his ability to develop long term relationships and connections with his former students as they continue their education at Woodbury High School.

Donna Cohen
Woodbury Senior High School - English Department

Mrs. Cohen has a very special connection to students. She approaches every student as being capable of learning rigorous and complex content, as well as achieving at high levels. It is common to see students working after classroom time to complete their work and to generate higher-level thinking. Ms. Cohen asks students to approach learning with a sense of value and importance that elevates their performance. She is an exceptionally hard worker and has immersed herself in the profound knowledge of our profession. In addition to teaching, she is Department Chair Person, AVID Director and serves on numerous committees serving students, community and colleagues.